TLD, and now it looks like it could be immediately worth tens of millions to its new registry. Verisign got it, of course, seemingly by paying off the company, Altanovo Domains, that has been doggedly ...

Controversial domain registry Freenom has returned, barely two and a half years after Facebook owner Meta sued it into the ground in a massive cybersquatting lawsuit. But the company seems to have ...

From AI-Generated Complaints to Hallucinated Precedents and AI-Generated Evidence: Emerging Issues in Domain Name Disputes Article by Mr. Stefaan Meuwissen, Knowledge Lawyer I.P. at Hogan Lovells ...

The Tax Man is going to get powers to ask for domains to be taken down in the UK, according to local registry Nominet. His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is set to be added to Nominet’s list of ...

French ccTLD registry Afnic has taken over management of three more ccTLDs assigned to France’s overseas territories, meaning it now looks after all eight such TLDs, according to the company. Afnic is ...

It’s been almost 10 months since ICANN last received a demand from a dot-brand registry operator to terminate its contract, but 2026 has now had its first such request. Networking gear maker Juniper ...

One of the world’s most-popular ccTLDs could be on the verge of losing a substantial number of domains after extremely strict eligibility requirements come in to force just weeks from now. Registrants ...

As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT and Drew, who are also joined by Matt Overman of Identity Digital. The Sherpas discuss ...

Chronological Barrier Defeats French Real Estate Firm Over 25-Year-Old Surname Domain The chronology in this case was dispositive, and the Panel treated it accordingly. The Respondent registered the ...

Speculation is rampant online right now after t.me, the domain used for short links by the messaging service Telegram, was apparently taken down by the .me registry, affecting as many as a billion ...

Google has added the long-dormant gTLDs .here and .eat to its 2026 launch timetable, synchronized with the previously announced launch of .fly. The company has told ICANN that it plans to runs its ...

Bulk registration of domain names is likely to become more difficult under policy proposals being considered in ICANN, potentially limiting the potential of agentic AI. The Generic Names Supporting ...